Hacking Luma 8.x Stealth Builds

[dpad_5678]

Download | 9.1 | Source Code

After learning the Kecleon patch for Luma only works with A9LH, I was pretty disappointed.
So I took some time and made these stealth builds of Luma 8.x

The current version is based off of Luma 8.1.
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Features:​

• Holding START or SELECT on boot no longer accesses the payload selection screen or configuration screen, respectively​
• Config.bin is saved to CTRNAND:/rw/luma/. Move your existing Config.bin to CTRNAND:/rw/luma/, as you cannot configure Luma while using the silent builds​
• Crash dumps are saved to CTRNAND/rw/luma/dumps/​

How To Install:

1. Copy the Luma Stealth boot.firm to a sub-directory (not the root!) on your SD card.
2. Boot into GodMode9 from B9S
3. Delete your existing "boot.firm" from your SD card and CTRNAND (CTRNAND:/boot.firm)
4. Copy the Luma Stealth boot.firm to the root of your SD card and CTRNAND.
5. Copy your existing Config.bin from SD:/luma/config.bin to CTRNAND:/rw/luma/config.bin
6. ???
7. Profit!

This should allow you to maintain a 100% innocent SD card! If you notice any bugs, etc, let me know!

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[Oleboy555]

stealhty ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[dpad_5678]

@ofayto As I promised.

 

[fr3quency]

I already have this feature with the official build though, keeping my SDcard clean. No need for '3rd party'. Though START and SELECT do work even if it is in CTRNAND - which is good.

 

[proflayton123]

Is this essentially a fork from the A9LH version or from scratch? Either way good work

 

[dpad_5678]

Is this essentially a fork from the A9LH version or from scratch? Either way good work

It's not a fork from Kecleon A9LH, but I tried to replicate it's features.

 

[RHOPKINS13]

After installing stealth luma, how would one get back to GodMode9, or switch back to "regular" Luma to reconfigure anything?

 

[Deleted User]

I will test this.Amazing job.Will this also support locking out of region games?

 

[XXXTORTELLINI]

After installing stealth luma, how would one get back to GodMode9, or switch back to "regular" Luma to reconfigure anything?

I believe you just have to pop it in a computer and replace the Boot.firm with non-stealth Luma Boot.firm

 

[dpad_5678]

I believe you just have to pop it in a computer and replace the Boot.firm with non-stealth Luma Boot.firm

Yes, or you could just replace the SD card's boot.firm with GodMode9 and rename that to boot.firm.
I am currently trying to re-enable booting payloads from the SD card with button combinations (up_GodMode9.firm, etc).

 

[RHOPKINS13]

Ok, I see now. So I guess a non-stealth boot.firm on SD card overrides the boot.firm on ctrnand?

 

[dpad_5678]

Ok, I see now. So I guess a non-stealth boot.firm on SD card overrides the boot.firm on ctrnand?

Yup. That's actually a feature of Boot9Strap, not the original Luma or my Luma builds.

 

[ofayto]

Blazingly fast! I didn't know you were a developer >.<
I suppose you're one of the famous contributors in contributing to the 3ds scene...I'll do some of my homework once I get back from work.
Once again, thanks for the fast work!
PS: are you planning to make it open-source? Or is it already is?

 

[dpad_5678]

Blazingly fast! I didn't know you were a developer >.<
I suppose you're one of the famous contributors in contributing to the 3ds scene...I'll do some of my homework once I get back from work.
Once again, thanks for the fast work!
PS: are you planning to make it open-source? Or is it already is?

I would hardly call myself a developer, but yes, I will be publishing the source code a bit later.

 

[Nechikochan]

Nice work!!

 

[linuxares]

dumb question but what exactly is this good for?

 

[Nechikochan]

dumb question but what exactly is this good for?

For people who want to use CFW but don't want other people to find out about that.

 

[RustInPeace]

Great stuff! Not really much more to say, it should really aid dirty rotten VGC players.

 

[Deleted User]

Ok, I see now. So I guess a non-stealth boot.firm on SD card overrides the boot.firm on ctrnand?

Could a a9lh kecleon payload override the sd with a non stealth cfw payload from the ctrnand ? That would actually make it harder to detect.

 

[Thegamer503]

This is great, thanks!

I found out a way someone could detect the 3DS running this patch and CFW is if you remove the SD Card while playing a game, the error will not be the standard "The SD Card was removed" but rather the Luma error message screen.